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Scotland’s… Ediburgh the capital city of Scotland economic center of Scotland a tourist city second only to London in U.K. a cultural city，holding an international festival of music and the arts every year Ben Nevis Ediburgh castle The symbol of Ediburgh situated on a mound of volcanic rock one of Scotlands oldest castles, unequalled in the whole of the British Isles a remarkable fortress, the historical interest of and former royal residence, visited annually by approximately one million people No visit to Edinburgh is complete without a visit to Edinburgh Castle Airth castle Stirling castle Guess:which is the Scottish one? Congratulations! You are right! Very clever! Sorry! You are wrong! The picture one is ture. 苏格兰风笛 The bagpipe is the national instrument of Scotland and is best represented in the music of the Scottish Highlands Highland pipers on the other hand, appear to have been more strongly influenced by their Celtic background and occupied a high and honoured position. whisky Whisky is in its most basic sense, a spirit that is distilled from grain. It is aged for long periods of time in wooden barrels . This barrel-aging smoothes the rough palate of the raw spirit and adds aromatic , all of which set whiskies apart from white grain spirits , which are distilled closer to neutrality in taste and then generally not aged in wood. Scottish wedding  On the wedding eve the bridegrooms friends throw the Stag party that often involves a combination of pranks and local customs. In Fife,a version of the custom of feet-washing still persists although only the good humored bridegrooms permit the whole ritual that used to involve sitting in a tub of water while his chums pulled off his stockings and smeared his legs with a mixture of grease, soot and ashes. In many parts of Scotland variations of this are performed on the groom - all meant to guarantee good fortune in his future marriage. * * * * * * * Scotland’s… tourist destinations cul